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Monroe Center Grade School

PublicElementaryGrades 3–5

17500 Hwy 72, Monroe Center, IL 61052 · (815) 645-2230 · Part of Meridian Community Unit School District 223

Monroe Township’s School Grade B+ better than 65% of Illinois school districts

Students
327
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
31%
Setting
Rural
Grades
3–5
The gist

What stands out about Monroe Center Grade School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 59% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Monroe Township kids: Meridian Jr High School

On the path

Where Monroe Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–2Highland Elem Schoolin Stillman Valley
3–5Monroe Center Grade SchoolYou are here
6–8Meridian Jr High Schoolin Stillman Valley

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts25%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, B, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

17500 Hwy 72, Monroe Center

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 3114
Grade 4102
Grade 5111
Enrollment over time
320’20
307’21
324’22
309’23
327’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 82%Hispanic 15%Two or more races 2%Black <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Monroe Center Grade School from Monroe Township families.

Other schools in Meridian Community Unit School District 223

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Monroe Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.